I can (and am) using the date command in a variable. But, the filename is not just backup-08-18-2013.zip, which isn't a problem to do. The problem is the filename is variable /outside/ the date. For example: backup-08-18-2013--1215.zip. I can VAR the date parts, but that '1215' part I need to wildcard. Does that make more sense?
It's really a non-issue now, I've just used find, since it expands wildcards without a lot of effort involved. Thanks, guys. (NO sarcasm intended.) On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Joe Zeff <j...@zeff.us> wrote: > On 08/19/2013 12:15 PM, Mark Haney wrote: > >> How can I do that in a bash script. I can probably use find, but this >> seems much simpler and/or quicker than finding one file. >> > > Are you looking for files with today's date, or with a specific date? In > the former case, you can use the date command to put today's date into a > variable and dissect it; in the latter, you can put the desired date, in > the proper format, on the command line. And, if you're comfortable with > perl, you might want to use it for the date manipulation. > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.**org/mailman/listinfo/users<https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users> > Fedora Code of Conduct: > http://fedoraproject.org/code-**of-conduct<http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct> > Guidelines: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/**Mailing_list_guidelines<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines> > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > -- Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris. Mark Haney Software Developer/Consultant mark.ha...@gmail.com
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